Flooding is part of a river’s natural process and nature has the incredible ability to heal itself if we let it. However, there are steps landowners can take to not only help the river recover, but to protect people and property as well.

Our Urban Strategies Initiative recognizes two key facts: first, that increasingly crowded urban environments will require, above all else, reliable sources of food, water and energy; and secondly, that the health and viability of those areas will depend on a strong connection to, and understanding of, natural resource management both inside and outside of cities.

The Nature Conservancy is a nonprofit, tax-exempt charitable organization (tax identification number 53-0242652) under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Donations are tax-deductible as allowed by law.